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A confidence game is when a person defrauds a victim of their money, property, or information through tricks. The perpetrator is able to defraud the victim of their possessions through gaining the victim�s trust.

A popular confidence game in recent years has been email phishing scams. One in particular involves the perpetrator emailing an employee of a company, pretending to be their supervisor. The conversation may start off friendly by referencing a recent promotion the perpetrator has observed on the company website. This is done to gain the employee�s trust. The perpetrator will then ask the employee to purchase an item for them, often gift cards, and send the item to them as soon as possible.�

States prosecute perpetrators in a variety of ways including fraud, swindling, and theft by trick. California Penal Code 332 PC prosecutes perpetrators for obtaining a victim�s money or property through confidence games. The crime is charged as a misdemeanor and the defendant could be fined up to $5,000 for their first offense or $10,000 for their second offense, in addition to jail time.�